The Life of Dennis

Shoutbox

Dennis — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 04:06:45 PST

One of the things I learned about at last nights blogger meetup was shoutboxes. I have installed one from Shoutmix and we'll find out if they are everything they are supposed to be. Looks easy enough and it should help to facilitate participation. I also followed the Shu's example and added an AIM status indicator to my site. I usually stay on AIM during the day as part of my job. We'll see how

First Greensboro Blogger Meetup

Dennis — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:05:09 PST

And it was a success. Thanks to Billy Jones for taking the bull by the horns and getting this one on track. There were 13 of us and we had a great two hour discussion and meeting. It was nice putting a face with a blog and meeting some people that I didn't even know had blogs. I'm looking forward to checking out some of them over the next few days. I don't know if anyone took notes but if

�We�re calling it �post-election selection trauma�

Dennis — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:45:40 PST

If you're like me you have been feeling in a funk since the election. Well, it's real. And they have a name for it. �We�re calling it �post-election selection trauma� and we�re working to develop a counseling program for it,� said Rob Gordon, the Boca-based executive director of the American Health Association. �It�s like post-traumatic stress syndrome, but it�s a short-term shock rather than a

The Republican Taliban

Dennis — Sun, 07 Nov 2004 18:27:27 PST

I have purchased the url www.republicantaliban.com. Now what do I do with it? I would like some help with this site, if you read this post and can offer any help, please send me an e-mail to info@republicantaliban.com. I want this site to be used to expose the efforts of the Republican Party and the Religious Right to impose a theocracy on the United States of America. Is it going a

Red State. Blue County

Dennis — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 17:28:47 PST

I talked today about moving to a blue state. Just so I could have like-minded people around to talk with. But they're too damn cold. But then, I discover that Guilford went for Kerry. So I will settle for living in a blue county, surrounded by a red state. Does anyone know where I can find the precinct results for Guilford? I want to know if I live in a red or blue neighborhood. At work,

Iraq belongs completely to Bush now

Dennis — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 16:34:34 PST

Trying to think of positive things. I was worried about Kerry being able to solve what is probably an unsolveable problem in Iraq. The right wing would not have given him any help. Now at least the total mess there will be the complete responsibility of the man who created the mess in the first place. It's something.

The Future Looks Bleak

Dennis — Wed, 03 Nov 2004 03:35:42 PST

This post reflects my mood right now. Don't read it if you don't want to be depressed. It's not looking good for Kerry. Maybe the votes will be found in Ohio, and he shouldn't concede until we know for sure, but it's not looking good. This is going to embolden conservatives. In fact, I think it will embolden them so much, they will go too far. It is going to be much more difficult to

Long Lines

Dennis — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 04:33:24 PST

I drove by my polling place, Pilot Elementary School, about 6:45 this morning. Good thing I did the early voting last week because the line was all the way out into the parking lot. Huge number of people voting. Then drove by Gate City Baptist and the Unitarian Church on Hill Top Road. Both parking lots jammed. Looking good.

I feel confident

Dennis — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 03:03:47 PST

I feel like we might actually pull this off today. One of the reasons I feel so confident is because of blogs. Blogs like Matt Gross and The Daily Kos. These blogs have kept me going for the past few months but especially for the last few weeks. The information I have found in these blogs and others like them has not been found in any of what is called the Main Stream Media. I feel I have

My daughter Cristina

Dennis — Sun, 31 Oct 2004 13:35:43 PST

This means nothing I guess and is purely anecdotal, but could you construe anything from this? My 20 year old daughter Cristina is a full-time junior at UNC-G and a part-time waitress at an area restaurant. I may be biased of course, but Cristina is very out-going, friendly and caring, and this works well as a waitress since those attributes pay-off in tips, the main way she makes her